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  • Only Yesterday

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    I don’t quite know why I’d never watched Only Yesterday – I’ve watched pretty much every Ghibli film, and I even thought I had seen it. I was reminded of it recently because they’re planning a new western release for it this year with new English voice acting (the film originally came out in 1991). I…

  • Only Yesterday

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    I don’t quite know why I’d never watched this movie before – I’ve watched pretty much every Ghibli film, and I thought I had seen this – but I was reminded of it recently because they’re planning a new western release for it with new English voice acting (the film originally came out in 1991).…

  • Batman: The Killing Joke

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    I didn’t like this much. More than anything, I just thought it was boring. I do remember that the original graphic novel was a classic story back when it came out, but I haven’t read it since then (although I do still have an original copy in one of my long boxes in my parents’…

  • Twinsters

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    Watched this yesterday, a touching documentary that follows two girls born in South Korea who discover they are twins (they were each adopted, with no knowledge that they had siblings) after one spots the other in a YouTube video, and then they connect via social media. A story of our times – the power of…

  • I Am Thor

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    I recently watched this documentary on Netflix, about this guy – the titular Thor – who had a brief flash of fame in the 70s/80s as a hard rock/heavy metal singer, and who decides to try and make a comeback in the last decade (and is still trying). It’s not as interesting as the recent…

  • Japan Indie Games Go, Go, Go

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    This is a post to celebrate the release of the Branching Paths documentary, which I just love so damn much. Go buy it here. So what’s this Branching Paths thing all about then? It’s a just-released documentary directed by Anne Ferrero that takes a look at the growing indie gaming scene in Japan. Unlike in…

  • Branching Paths

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    I’ve been anxiously waiting for the release of this (you can buy it here), and finally got to watch it last night. It’s a documentary that tells the story of the growing Japanese indie gaming scene, something that’s been slow to develop, and isn’t anywhere near what we’ve seen in the west over the past…

  • Guardians of the Galaxy

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    Re-watched this last week when I saw it got added to Netflix. After a second viewing, it still feels just as fun to watch as it did the first time (despite slight annoyances like the stupid materializing/dematerializing helmet and the black gunk on Ronan’s face). I’d say it’s up there as one of my favorite…

  • The Boy

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    I’m not going to say that this was a fantastic movie, but we did have a fun time watching it, and it did go somewhere towards the end that I was not expecting. Just seeing that damn doll is creepy enough – is there anything creepier than dolls? – but yeah, it’s definitely a nice…

  • Batman v Superman

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    I finally watched this, the 3-hour “Ultimate” edition to be exact, and have to say that I really, really liked it – in fact, I watched it twice. I can’t comment on what is different between this edition and the one that came out in theaters, but to me it’s just a really great super-hero…